"I decided I'm not going to wait for the big moment when Victoria's Secret would say this is acceptable," the 26-year-old tells People magazine. "I figured I would just do a photo shoot, and show people that I'm not afraid to do this, and they shouldn't be either. They shouldn't be ashamed of their bodies."

"It's not me. It's not most people," she says. "It's limited and small. It needs to change."

And while she's "always wanted to be a Victoria's Secret angel," she tells People, "I wouldn't want to do that unless Victoria's Secret was able to embrace me as a whole person — my lifestyle, my sexuality, and the ability to wear lingerie, while also wearing a suit."

Though Dove tells Mic she realizes "Victoria's Secret is entitled to brand themselves the way they want to," she hopes the brand will use its influence and power to "do good with their company by simply being more diverse."

"Victoria's Secret should highlight real women that actually purchase their clothing. I would love for them to start featuring more real bodies and diverse women," she explains to People. "Victoria's Secret has the ability to tell people, 'It's okay,' when they wake up in the morning. They have the ability to change lives."

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Gigi Hadid walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Kendall Jenner walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel from South Africa walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Josephine Skriver from Denmark walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: A model walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: A model walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Josephine Skriver from Denmark walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Magdalena Frackowiak from Poland walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Lily Donaldson from Britain walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Lily Donaldson from Britain walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Model Gigi Hadid presents a creation during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York on November 10, 2015. AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Devon Windsor from Missouri walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Devon Windsor from Missouri walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and New Victoria's Secret Angel Kate Grigorieva from Russia walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Sharam Diniz from Angola walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Lily Donaldson from The United Kingdom walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and Victoria's Secret Angel Adriana Lima walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Ming Xi from China walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Lily Donaldson from The United Kingdom walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and new Victoria's Secret Angel Kate Grigorieva from Russia walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Magdalena Frackowiak from Poland walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Vita Sidorkina from Russia walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Yumi Lambert from Belgium walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Joan Smalls from Puerto Rico walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: A model walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: A model walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and New Victoria's Secret Angel Lais Ribeiro from Brazil walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Joan Smalls walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Cindy Bruna walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: The Weeknd performs as Constance Jablonski walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Victoria's Secret Angel Sara Sampaio walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: The Weeknd performs as model Devon Windsor walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Victoria's Secret Angel Martha Hunt walks the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: The Weeknd performs as Victoria's Secret Angel Behati Prinsloo and model Joan Smalls walk the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: The Weeknd performs as Martha Hunt and Constance Jablonski walk the runway at the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: The Weeknd performs as model Maria Borges walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Maria Borges walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Josephine Skriver from Denmark walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel from South Africa walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and New Victoria's Secret Angel Taylor Hill from Illinois walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Behati Prinsloo walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio from Brazil walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Behati Prinsloo walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel from South Africa walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and New Victoria's Secret Angel Taylor Hill from Illinois, Selena Gomez and Model Megan Puleri from Ohio pose onstage during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and Victoria's Secret Angel Candice Swanepoel from South Africa walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and New Victoria's Secret Angel Martha Hunt from North Carolina walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio from Brazil walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and New Victoria's Secret Angel Martha Hunt from North Carolina walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Behati Prinsloo walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Behati Prinsloo walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Jasmine Tookes walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Behati Prinsloo walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Stewart/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Josephine Skriver from Denmark walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Musician Selena Gomez performs during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and New Victoria's Secret Angel Taylor Hill from Illinois, Selena Gomez hug onstage during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Musician Selena Gomez performs during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model Lily Donaldson from The United Kingdom walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and New Victoria's Secret Angel Taylor Hill from Illinois walks the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Model and New Victoria's Secret Angel Taylor Hill from Illinois, Selena Gomez and Model Megan Puleri from Ohio pose onstage during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Ellie Goulding performs during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Ellie Goulding performs during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Selena Gomez performs onstage during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Selena Gomez performs onstage during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Singer Selena Gomez performs on the runway during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Avenue Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Victoria's Secret)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Ellie Goulding performs onstage during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Selena Gomez performs onstage during the 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at Lexington Armory on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Kane/FilmMagic)